The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-06-01
Our Washington Letter.
From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 27, 1887,

The soldier boys are all here, and Wash
ingtoa is full of marshall music and beat o:
tirums The National Drill opened this
morning but the contests Will not begin un-
Ill tomorrow. To-day was devoted to some
formalities such MS receiving the troops,
naming the camp, and this afternoon there
was dress parade by all the companies
For the past few days large crowds of peo-
pie have congrcgated at the railway stations
to see and welcome the soldiers rs they ar
rived The irst to make their appearance
were the Louisiana Rifles, of New Orleans,
who marched quietly up Pennsylvania.
avenue to Wizards Hotel, and afterwards
to camp which they entered as silently as
spies. The Vicksburg Southrons followed
them making quite a noise with their silver
cornets, and the Louisiana men received
their Mississippi ,neishbors with a hearty
cheer which was duly reciprocated.
The City of Tents around the base of the
Washington Monument is quite picturesque.
and there is also ladies camp just north
OF the parade grounds. Large parties of lc-
dies accompanied some of the military Or
carnations here, and some of them prefer
red to 90 into camp to stopping at the ho!e 8
and boarding houses, Some preferred II
| .or the novelty of the experience and Others
because Of the economic features Of caml
life.
Quite sensation occurred when it was re.
ported that there would be no liquor sold in
camp because Of an order issued by the
Pre- side: t to revoke the privilege. I seems
that committee of ladies, appointed for
.he purpose by the W. c. 7. U. called upol
the President and presented him profess
,gainst the sale of Intoxicating liquors on
the drill grounds, it being a Government
property, and asked his interference. Th,
ladies said the President received them
most courteously, expressed his disapprova:
Of the license to sell liquors on the drill
ground, and gave them much encourage
nent to believe it would not be done. Tn,
ladies also called oa Col. Wilson, Conmi,-
ioner of public buildings and grounds.
nd, and otner gentlemen having authority
The bar-room privilege of the ground ha'
been >old by the Drill committee for Sl,SOO.
but ab,u on on last Friday, the man who
nad bought the lriyilege Of opening the ba,
under the grand stand. was notified that th
order granting him this privilege was re-
voked, and he at once ceased his prepare
tons.
Later it was stated that this action of the
Drill committee was in no way due to tn,
Presid mt or to the efforts of the ladies Of the
w. C. T. u, that before the ladies had wait
ed on the President, the Drill committee
had passed their resolution revoking che sal,
of intcxicating liquors on the Dr1il ground.
Probably tue real secret OF the committee:
.ction was that it received through the Com
missioner of public grounds polite intim
alton ..:.. @ II would be very gratifying to tn,
war Department. TO which the Drill ground
belongs, if intoxicating liquors were exclud.
ed The Committee, already under grea,
obligations to the War Department. could
not afford to ignore hint of that kind, and
they promptly made the order reroking the
bar privilege. So at the ref1eshment coun-
ter under the grand stand, only temperate,
drinks will be sold this week.
The President who has been working
very hard and steadily now for some time,
has decided to take . rest. He will 60 soon,
accom- panied by his wife and mother, Colo
mel and Mrs. Lamont to Saranac Lake, \.
", for about ten days fishing Last season
| he delayed his trip to the mountains until
/ it was almost too late for this sport. He e1-
poets to get there before the crowd Of Adj
r)ndack visitors assemble, with view OF
securing D good rest. 1t is probable that
t. will be his only oppt rtunity to be away
from Washington for any length of time.
Extra session talk is again revived, and
should he deem it necessary to call IN extra
session of Congress, us many men of prom
insnce think he Will, he would prol le be
deprived of a later summer racat on.
An extra stss on is urged chiefly By the
advve ties of tlrf reduction, who think that
the country demands relief from taxation
and the release of good deal Of the money
that is thereby locked up in the Treasury.
From partisan standpoint the Democratic
politicians would Of course. prefer to avoid
Al extra session It would involve addition
al expense for which the dominant party is
always held responsible.